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This is Evans Curve on Route 7. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59638c95d482e9491cc47938/5a1e0c698165f542d62e2d32/5a1e0c7bf9619afa6ad31ba0/1511922606501/Hayrake.jpg Gallery One of the first photos I took in Preston County was this hayrake off the Brandonville Pike. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59638c95d482e9491cc47938/5a1e0c698165f542d62e2d32/5a1e0c7f085229dccc386556/1511980852146/Mrs+Howard.jpg Gallery This is a portrait of Stella Elliott in her 100th year. Her daughter June Isaac is in The Climb. Her granddaughter is also in the book, but she isn't named. That's a shame, because she was my babysitter. 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